Kent Mercker

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 1, 1968 in Brownsburg, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dublin Coffman HS (Dublin, OH).

High School: Dublin Coffman HS (Dublin, OH)

School: Otterbein University (Westerville, OH)

Last Game: May 30, 2008 (Age 40-119d)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Casey Close

Full Name: Kent Franklin Mercker

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1995 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.0

ERA

4.16

692

150

1325.1

917

WHIP

1.444

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-02	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Arizona Diamondbacks	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	14	4	4	0	1	0	0
2	2008-04-05	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	12	7	2	0	1	2	0	1
3	2008-04-07	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	2008-04-08	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
5	2008-04-09	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	14	4	0	2	1	0	1
6	2008-04-16	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Chicago Cubs	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	4	1	0	4	1	0
7	2008-04-18	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	6	2	0	2	1	0	0
8	2008-04-21	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	2	2	0	0	0
9	2008-04-23	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	5	1	0	1	2	0	0
10	2008-04-24	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	3	1	1	1	1	0
11	2008-04-27	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	San Francisco Giants	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	11	5	1	1	3	0	0
12	2008-04-30	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0		4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	12	0	0	1	3	3	0
13	2008-05-04	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Atlanta Braves	6-7		1.1	2	1	1	3	0	0	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	34	17	1	3	2	4	0	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to A-MIDW
14	2008-05-22	A-MIDW	Dayton Dragons		Lansing Lugnuts	5-5		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3					2	0	0	0
		Player Moved from A-MIDW to AAA-IL
15	2008-05-26	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Columbus Clippers	1-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	5	1	0	3	0	0	0
16	2008-05-27	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Columbus Clippers	8-8	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	16	4	0	4	1	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
17	2008-05-29	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	14	3	3	2	1	0	0
18	2008-05-30	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Atlanta Braves	11-11	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	5	1	1	2	1	0	0

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	18	69	59	6	15	3	0	1	0	0	9	7	.254	.353	.356	.709	.275	21	4	0	1	0	1

Home	10	30	28	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.143	.200	.250	.450	.136	7	4	0	0	0	0
Away	8	39	31	5	11	3	0	0	0	0	7	2	.355	.474	.452	.925	.379	14	0	0	1	0	1

April	12	42	37	4	10	2	0	1	0	0	4	6	.270	.342	.405	.747	.300	15	3	0	1	0	1
May	6	27	22	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	.227	.370	.273	.643	.238	6	1	0	0	0	0

As Starter	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	17	66	56	6	15	3	0	1	0	0	9	7	.268	.369	.375	.744	.292	21	4	0	1	0	1

vs RHB as LHP	16	45	37		9	2	0	0			7	7	.243	.364	.297	.661	.300	11	2	0	1	0	1
vs LHB as LHP	16	24	22		6	1	0	1			2	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	.238	10	2	0	0	0	0

Bases Empty	17	38	34		9	1	0	1			4	4	.265	.342	.382	.725	.276	13	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	12	31	25		6	2	0	0			5	3	.240	.367	.320	.687	.273	8	4	0	1	0	1

vs. Younger Batters	18	69	59		15	3	0	1			9	7	.254	.353	.356	.709	.275	21	4	0	1	0	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	1	1	.500	3.31	18	1	0	16.1	15	6	6	1	9	1	7	0	0	0	69	1.469	3.9	0.78

Home	1	0	1.000	0.96	10	0	0	9.1	4	1	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	30	0.643	4.8	2.50
Away	0	1	.000	6.43	8	1	0	7.0	11	5	5	0	7	1	2	0	0	0	39	2.571	2.6	0.29

April	0	0		3.48	12	0	0	10.1	10	4	4	1	4	1	6	0	0	0	42	1.355	5.2	1.50
May	1	1	.500	3.00	6	1	0	6.0	5	2	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	27	1.667	1.5	0.20

As Starter	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0
As Reliever	1	1	.500	3.52	17	0	0	15.1	15	6	6	1	9	1	7	0	0	0	66	1.565	4.1	0.78

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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